Agricultural Business and Policy Extension

The Agricultural Business and Policy Extension program serves rural Missouri by helping farms, agribusinesses and communities understand their opportunities and challenges and to make informed decisions. The team is primarily focused on:

  • Helping farmers and agribusinesses with decision-making, financial management, taxes and risk mitigation;
  • Studying relevant industry and value-added agricultural issues;
  • Sharing how market fundamentals and trade policy may impact agricultural outlook;
  • Assessing diversification and new business opportunities for farms, businesses and commodity groups.

View the 2025 planning budgets.

Learn how to establish and manage a workforce on your farm.

Learn about various agricultural leases and what they mean to you.

Transitioning a farm is a process. Find resources to help you get started.
Record keeping and financial management are important aspects of managing a farm business. Learn more about resources from MU and others.

Seek free technical assistance from the Missouri Agriculture, Food and Forestry Innovation Center.

Decision Tools

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Missouri Livestock Market Watch
The Missouri Livestock Market Watch is a hub for economic information that can help Missouri livestock producers and other stakeholders evaluate trends in prices and margins for cattle and swine.
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AgSite Assessment Tool
Generate a free report on your land. Assessments help agriculturalists explore new production alternatives, learn more about land before purchases, and support lending and real estate appraisal activities.
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Intel for Ag
Intel for Ag guides users through land, marketing and management considerations as they evaluate agricultural products that could be well-suited for the operations.
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Feedstuff Finder
Feedstuff Finder is a free, online platform to match buyers and sellers of hay, byproducts and feed.

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Ag Business and Policy faculty coverage

Faculty coverage throughout Missouri counties, regions and on campus.

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Resources

Beef Feeding Profitability Tracker (XLSX)

The Beef Feeding Profitability Tracker tool is a financial analysis spreadsheet tool for small to mid-size cattle feeders to use free of charge. See publication G462, Beef Feeding Profitability Tracker, for details on its use.

Market Channel Cost Assessment Tool (XLSX)

Anticipate the costs to sell products through different market channels and compare your estimated costs and revenue by channel to gauge the return on your marketing investment.

Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) Enterprise Budgets (XLSX)

Use this Excel workbook to develop a custom enterprise budget for a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) operation.

Cut Flower Enterprise Budget (XLSX)

Use this budget to develop a customized cut flower (Lisianthus) enterprise budget. Assumptions can be changed based on your production situation.

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